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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Compassion Home Lack Taoism
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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Acceptance Broken Heart Tree
The light of the Way seems dim.
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Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Death Escape Feel Forget Try
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Desire Men Taoism Themselves
He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Powerful Strength Strong Victory
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Care Clay Form Space Vessel
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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Self Esteem Spiritual Wisdom
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Everything Flock Mindfulness Wholeness
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Enemy Friend Friendship Honor Men Unconcern
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Make the small big and the few many.
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Big Few Make Small Taoism
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Deem Humorous Love Witty
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Depth Heart Inspirational Kindness

Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

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